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About Pokharauni Village

Pokharauni is a mid sized village in Madhwapur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 638 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Pokharauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhwapur
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,320
Male Population 638
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharauni compares

By the 2011 count Pokharauni is the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Pokharauni

Pokharauni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharauni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharauni from other places

Pokharauni lies about 6.7 km from Madhubani. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pokharauni
District headquarters Madhubani 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhwapur 29 km

Villages closest to Pokharauni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhwapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pokharauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharauni village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents.

Pokharauni village has 638 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharauni has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Pokharauni covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokharauni falls under Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Pokharauni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pokharauni.

Pokharauni is about 6.7 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharauni is in Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhubani is about 6.7 km away. Madhwapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahua (19 km), Loma (20 km) and Raima (22 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokharauni today is likely to be higher.

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